1862-05-24: Galloway, Armistead L., to Galloway, Eliza, Letter |
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Montgomery, Alabama
May 24th, 1862
My dear wife,
I seat myself this evening to inform
you that we all reached this place yesterday
evening safe and expect to remain until
further orders are given which will come
about the middle of next week, I expect.
We are all very well pleased with our situation
here. I have received my bounty money which
I expect to send to W.G. Warren by Mr. Todd to Notasulga.
Try and send me two dollars by Thomas Hill
when he comes to his company. Eliza, I have seen
the Yankee prisoners since I have been here and
the worst looking men I ever saw in my
life, some without hats, some without shoes
and some without both and almost without
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clothes. The boys are so troublesome to-
night I cannot write much but when
I land at Corinth I will write to you
all about my travel. I have understood since
I have been here that they are fighting at
Corinth now. I am very well satisfied so far
and hope will be wherever I go. You need not
write to me until you hear from me unless you see
someone coming to the company. Kiss both the
little children for me. We have received our
napsacks and have all of our clothes in them.
I will send that sack back what I brought from
home with Jim’s things. I must come to a close
so nothing more at this time. May God bless you.
A.L. Galloway
Object Description
Description
| Title | 1862-05-24: Galloway, Armistead L., to Galloway, Eliza, Letter |
| Creator | Galloway, Armistead L., 1838-1862. |
| LC Subject Headings |
Galloway, Armistead L., 1838-1862 Galloway, Eliza Breedlove, b. 1838 Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 34th United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| EOA Categories |
History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | The collection contains six letters (1862) from Armistead Galloway to his wife, Eliza, written after his enlistment. Galloway enlisted in Co. E, 34th Alabama Regiment in April 1862. He died of an illness later that year. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1862-05-24 |
| Original Format | 1 letter |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0780 |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Relation With | www.american-south.org |
| Finding Aid | http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/findingaids,235 |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | Galloway A letters_1.pdf |
| Collection | Armistead L. Galloway Letters |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Thornton, Linda; Hicks, Joyce; Galati, Leslie Ann; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Montgomery, Alabama May 24th, 1862 My dear wife, I seat myself this evening to inform you that we all reached this place yesterday evening safe and expect to remain until further orders are given which will come about the middle of next week, I expect. We are all very well pleased with our situation here. I have received my bounty money which I expect to send to W.G. Warren by Mr. Todd to Notasulga. Try and send me two dollars by Thomas Hill when he comes to his company. Eliza, I have seen the Yankee prisoners since I have been here and the worst looking men I ever saw in my life, some without hats, some without shoes and some without both and almost without [page 2] clothes. The boys are so troublesome to- night I cannot write much but when I land at Corinth I will write to you all about my travel. I have understood since I have been here that they are fighting at Corinth now. I am very well satisfied so far and hope will be wherever I go. You need not write to me until you hear from me unless you see someone coming to the company. Kiss both the little children for me. We have received our napsacks and have all of our clothes in them. I will send that sack back what I brought from home with Jim’s things. I must come to a close so nothing more at this time. May God bless you. A.L. Galloway |
